type IIA string theory Comparison Table

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type IIA string theory comparison table

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superstring theory string theory A proposal for the ultimate laws of nature, a "theory of everything," stemming primarily from discoveries in the mid 1980's. The fundamental entity in this theory is an ultramicroscopic string-like object, with a length of typically 10^-33 centimeters and effectively zero thickness. At present our understanding of string theory is very limited. The simplest predictions of superstring theory concern processes at the Planck energy, and so far very little is known about the consequences of string theory at lower energies.

type IIA string theory superstring theory One of the five superstring theories; involves closed strings with left-right symmetric vibrational patterns.

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superstring theory	string theory	A proposal for the ultimate laws of nature, a "theory of everything," stemming primarily from discoveries in the mid 1980's. The fundamental entity in this theory is an ultramicroscopic string-like object, with a length of typically 10^-33 centimeters and effectively zero thickness. At present our understanding of string theory is very limited. The simplest predictions of superstring theory concern processes at the Planck energy, and so far very little is known about the consequences of string theory at lower energies.
type IIA string theory	superstring theory	One of the five superstring theories; involves closed strings with left-right symmetric vibrational patterns.

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